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collection of information is estimated to 

average 1,000 hours each from 

approximately 2 respondents, including 

the time for reviewing instructions, 

researching existing data sources, 

gathering and maintaining the data 

needed, and completing and reviewing 

the collection of information, thus, the 

total annual reporting and record 

keeping burden for this collection is 

estimated to be 2,000 hours. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Description of Respondents: Federally 

recognized tribes. 

Total Respondents: 2. 

Response Hours per Application: 

1000. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,000 

hours. 

Request for Comments 

The Bureau of Indian Affairs solicits 

comments in order to: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the bureau, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the bureau’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of the information on those 

who are to respond. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

has 60 days in which to determine 

whether the collection will be renewed 

but may make a decision after 30 days. 

Therefore, to receive the most 

consideration, comments should be sent 

closer to 30 days than 60 days after the 

notice is published in the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: December 20, 2006. 

Michael D. Olsen, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E7–758 Filed 1–18–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Notice of Availability of Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Transfer From Fee-toTrust Land of Oneida Indian Nation of 

New York Land in Oneida and Madison 

Counties, New York; Additional Public 

Hearing and Extension of Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of additional public 

hearing and extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 

will be holding an additional public 

hearing to receive comments on its Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

for the proposed fee-to-trust transfer of 

Oneida Indian Nation of New York land 

in Oneida and Madison Counties, New 

York. This notice also reminds the 

public that the public comment period 

for the DEIS has been extended to 

February 22, 2007, as announced in the 

Federal Register on January 5, 2007, by 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA), and in local media by the BIA. 

The EPA’s original notice of availability 

for the DEIS and the BIA’s supplement 

to the EPA notice, both of which were 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 24, 2006, announced a 

closing date for comments of January 8, 

2007. 

DATES: Written comments on the DEIS 

must arrive by February 22, 2007. The 

public hearing will be held February 6, 

2007, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., or until 

everyone who wishes to do so has the 

opportunity to speak. 

ADDRESSES: You may mail, hand carry 

or fax written comments to Mr. Franklin 

Keel, Regional Director, Eastern Region, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, 545 Marriott 

Drive, Suite 700, Nashville, Tennessee 

37214, Fax (615) 564–6701. Please 

include your name, return address and 

the caption, ‘‘DEIS Comments, Oneida 

Indian Nation of New York Trust 

Acquisition Project,’’ on the first page of 

your written comments. Electronic 

submission is not available. 

The public hearing will be at the 

Vernon-Verona-Sherrill School, 5275 

State Route 31, Verona, New York 

13478. 

Copies of the DEIS are available for 

viewing at Web site http:// 

www.oneidanationtrust.net and at the 

following locations: (1) Oneida Nation 

Annex Building, 579A Main Street, 

Oneida, New York 13421 (10 a.m. to 4 

p.m. Monday through Friday except 

holidays); (2) Oneida City Hall, 109 N. 

Main Street, Downstairs Basement 

Room, Oneida, New York 13421; and (3) 

Town of Verona Town Hall, 6600 

Germany Road, Back Conference Room, 

Durhamville, New York 13054. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt 

G. Chandler, (615) 564–6832. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed action is to transfer 

approximately 17,370 acres of Oneida 

Indian Nation-owned land in Madison 

and Oneida Counties, New York, from 

fee to trust status for the benefit of the 

Nation. Details on the proposed action 

and DEIS contents may be found in the 

above-referenced Notice published in 

the Federal Register on November 24, 

2006 (71 FR 67896). 

Public Comment Availability 

Comments, including names and 

addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the BIA 

address shown in the ADDRESSES

section, during regular business hours, 8 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except holidays. Individual 

respondents may request 

confidentiality. If you wish us to 

withhold your name and/or address 

from public review or from disclosure 

under the Freedom of Information Act, 

you must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your written comment. 

Such requests will be honored to the 

extent allowed by law. We will not, 

however, consider anonymous 

comments. All submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public inspection in 

their entirety. 

Authority 

This notice is published in 

accordance with section 1503.1 of the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through 

1508) implementing the procedural 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the 

Department of the Interior Manual (516 

DM 1–6), and is in the exercise of 

authority delegated to the Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs by 209 DM 8. 

Dated: January 9, 2007. 

Michael D. Olsen, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E7–743 Filed 1–18–07; 8:45 am] 

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